tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post5868389890220457308..comments2023-06-24T10:52:34.846-04:00Comments on EducateHilliard.com: Unfunded MandatesPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-18843964042169481192011-11-10T13:12:57.856-05:002011-11-10T13:12:57.856-05:00How much do all the sports programs cost? It'...How much do all the sports programs cost? It's nice to see where districts put their resources and priorities. I'm curious how much $ is spent on just Davidson football? (AmandaF)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-21808695692952552152011-11-09T15:05:00.700-05:002011-11-09T15:05:00.700-05:00Both the YES/NO and NO/YES combinations seem philo...Both the YES/NO and NO/YES combinations seem philosophically consistent to me.<br /><br />YES/YES makes sense too: fund the schools where we are right now, but change the rules for future labor negotiations.<br /><br />But, as my friend Marc Schare pointed out a few days ago, NO/NO doesn't make sense. A pro-labor vote on SB5, but an anti-labor vote on the levy.<br /><br />I think NO/NO votes mean those people don't understand how things work yet, and are voting solely on emotion. That means we still have a significant public education challenge, in my opinion.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-29150747438134499822011-11-09T13:01:14.424-05:002011-11-09T13:01:14.424-05:00Why would you think the levy vote would be the con...Why would you think the levy vote would be the converse of Issue 2? Are you assuming that those against Issue 2 would b for the levy, and vice versa? I think the opposite. People who voted for Issue 2 should have voted for the levy. Both votes would have strengthened the school system. Issue 2 gave school systems some tools to help deal with the rising costs, and obviously the levy provided revenue. Passage of both would have made the long term outlook for HCSD much sunnier.<br /><br /><br />Someone who votes for the levy and against issue 2 is saying things should continue the way they are, and as you have so ably shown, the status quo is untenable.HeyHilliardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-19569737302971317332011-11-09T11:07:04.295-05:002011-11-09T11:07:04.295-05:00Anonymous: I think your comment shows how ignorant...Anonymous: I think your comment shows how ignorant you are of what goes on in a kindergarten classroom. If done well, it takes no less skills and professionalism than teaching high school calculus or physics.<br /><br />STJ: Yep, still have have some ballots to count, and I understand the recount will be automatic. We may not know for several days...Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-3493232765065934882011-11-09T10:40:59.429-05:002011-11-09T10:40:59.429-05:00$69,000 (9 months a year) to babysit Kindergarten ...$69,000 (9 months a year) to babysit Kindergarten kids! Enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-76469852774603920342011-11-09T10:21:07.437-05:002011-11-09T10:21:07.437-05:00Paul... So where do things stand now? There are s...Paul... So where do things stand now? There are still some provisional ballots and some absentee ballots literally that were "in the mail" to be counted yet, correct? By virtue of the razor-thin margin, an automatic recount would seem to be in order. Can you provide an update, when you get an opportunity, please?STJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-51077246668081150902011-11-09T10:06:03.509-05:002011-11-09T10:06:03.509-05:00And I thought the levy vote would have been the co...And I thought the levy vote would have been the converse of the SB5 vote. Of course, we don't know the Issue 2 vote counts for just our school district yet, but it would appear that plenty of folks who voted to repeal SB5 also voted against the levy. That surprises me.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-77896911038349451652011-11-09T06:17:40.821-05:002011-11-09T06:17:40.821-05:00Unrelated, but I really don't get how voters c...Unrelated, but I really don't get how voters can vote against the levy and yet not support anti-levy board candidate Justin Gardner. Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-19049381584521036412011-11-02T18:51:00.860-04:002011-11-02T18:51:00.860-04:00Paul, I have spoken to the mandates over 10 years ...Paul, I have spoken to the mandates over 10 years ago. It seems there is a disconnect at every local school district level however. The elected state representatives, and state senators get a free pass similar to current Rep<br />Grossman. It has been some time since the Ohio Supreme Court declared the current funding method unconstitutional. At election time our boards, administration, across the state sit silent on how the candidates stand on school funding. <br /><br />Until we get focused and stop blaming the community, who have no lobbying power or funds like the special interest groups which do include school employees then we will have the same old same old.<br /><br />At the recent board meeting was it noted that the State REp would be there ? What about a similar email campaign that the schools are doing with all the same comments over and over promoting the levy so that every week the schools could spend some productive time promoting an onslaught against the current<br />party in charge, instead of blaming the community for not anteing up.Ricknoreply@blogger.com